在预防和降低风险干预后,减少了与火灾相关的入院人员到一个大型的区域烧伤中心
Dani Kruchevsky1, Lorraine Todor2,3, Huda Shaina1
1Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
概括
社区消防安全计划在孟菲斯低收入社区显著减少了烧伤. 烟雾报警装置和教育等有针对性的干预措施在高贫困地区被证明是有效的,减少了与火灾相关的入院.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 伤害预防 预防伤害
- 城市卫生 城市卫生
背景情况:
- 住宅火灾不成比例地影响着社会经济不利的社区,导致严重的烧伤和死亡.
- 低收入地区的有限资源阻碍了有效的消防风险减轻,尽管存在安全标准.
研究的目的:
- 评估基于社区的火灾风险减轻策略对高贫困城市地区与火灾相关的烧伤病例的影响.
- 评估干预措施的有效性,例如安装烟雾报警器,消防安全教育和减少城市污染.
主要方法:
- 在田纳西州孟菲斯的区域烧伤中心对5年时间 (2019年7月1日 - 2024年6月30日) 的与火灾有关的烧伤病例的回顾性审查.
- 对患者人口统计,烧伤特征和临床结果的分析,重点关注城市范围内发生的事件.
- 干预措施实施前后每年比较的入院率.
主要成果:
- 在2021年中期之后,与火灾相关的烧伤病例显著减少 (2020年的58%到2023年的32.9%,P = 0.0003).
- 受伤率下降幅度最大的是那些贫困率超过30%的邮政编码.
- 随着入院减少,患者人口统计或受伤严重程度没有显著变化.
结论:
- 基于社区的防火倡议在高贫困城市地区有效地减少了与火灾相关的伤害.
- 有针对性的低成本干预措施对弱势群体产生了重大影响.
- 持续投资于消防安全教育和基础设施对于社会经济上脆弱的社区至关重要.
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